Category: Cyber Security

Apr 10, 2025The Hacker NewsAI Security / Enterprise Security AI agents have rapidly evolved from experimental technology to essential business tools. The OWASP framework explicitly recognizes that Non-Human Identities play a key role in agentic AI security. Their analysis highlights how these autonomous software entities can make decisions, chain complex actions together, and operate continuously […]

Apr 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm) has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an aim to deliver an updated version of a known malware called GammaSteel. The group targeted the military mission of a Western country, […]

Law enforcement authorities have announced that they tracked down the customers of the SmokeLoader malware and detained at least five individuals. “In a coordinated series of actions, customers of the Smokeloader pay-per-install botnet, operated by the actor known as ‘Superstar,’ faced consequences such as arrests, house searches, arrest warrants or ‘knock and talks,’” Europol said […]

Apr 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform called AkiraBot that’s used to spam website chats, comment sections, and contact forms to promote dubious search engine optimization (SEO) services such as Akira and ServicewrapGO. “AkiraBot has targeted more than 400,000 websites and successfully spammed […]

Lovable, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform that allows for creating full-stack web applications using text-based prompts, has been found to be the most susceptible to jailbreak attacks, allowing novice and aspiring cybercrooks to set up lookalike credential harvesting pages. “As a purpose-built tool for creating and deploying web apps, its capabilities line up […]

Apr 09, 2025The Hacker NewsSecrets Management / DevOps GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl report for 2025 reveals the alarming scale of secrets exposure in modern software environments. Driving this is the rapid growth of non-human identities (NHIs), which have been outnumbering human users for years. We need to get ahead of it and prepare security […]

Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Vulnerability A Chinese-affiliated threat actor known for its cyber-attacks in Asia has been observed exploiting a security flaw in security software from ESET to deliver a previously undocumented malware codenamed TCESB. “Previously unseen in ToddyCat attacks, [TCESB] is designed to stealthily execute payloads in circumvention of protection and monitoring […]

Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware Microsoft has revealed that a now-patched security flaw impacting the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) was exploited as a zero-day in ransomware attacks aimed at a small number of targets. “The targets include organizations in the information technology (IT) and real estate sectors of the United States, the […]

Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananApplication Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting Gladinet CentreStack to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-30406 (CVSS score: 9.0), concerns a case of a hard-coded cryptographic […]

Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has released security fixes to address a massive set of 126 flaws affecting its software products, including one vulnerability that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 126 vulnerabilities, 11 are rated Critical, 112 are rated Important, and two are rated Low in […]

Apr 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Vulnerability Adobe has released security updates to fix a fresh set of security flaws, including multiple critical-severity bugs in ColdFusion versions 2025, 2023 and 2021 that could result in arbitrary file read and code execution. Of the 30 flaws in the product, 11 are rated Critical in severity – CVE-2025-24446 […]

Threat actors have been observed distributing malicious payloads such as cryptocurrency miner and clipper malware via SourceForge, a popular software hosting service, under the guise of cracked versions of legitimate applications like Microsoft Office. “One such project, officepackage, on the main website sourceforge.net, appears harmless enough, containing Microsoft Office add-ins copied from a legitimate GitHub […]

Apr 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiSwitch that could permit an attacker to make unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-48887, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10.0. “An unverified password change vulnerability [CWE-620] in FortiSwitch […]

Apr 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in the Amazon EC2 Simple Systems Manager (SSM) Agent that, if successfully exploited, could permit an attacker to achieve privilege escalation and code execution. The vulnerability could permit an attacker to create directories in unintended locations on the […]

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) today face unprecedented alert volumes and increasingly sophisticated threats. Triaging and investigating these alerts are costly, cumbersome, and increases analyst fatigue, burnout, and attrition. While artificial intelligence has emerged as a go-to solution, the term “AI” often blurs crucial distinctions. Not all AI is built equal, especially in the SOC. Many […]

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed a new set of cyber attacks targeting Ukrainian institutions with information-stealing malware. The activity is aimed at military formations, law enforcement agencies, and local self-government bodies, particularly those located near Ukraine’s eastern border, the agency said. The attacks involve distributing phishing emails containing a macro-enabled […]

Apr 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Vulnerability A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting CrushFTP has been added by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after reports emerged of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is a case of authentication bypass that could permit an […]

Apr 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Vulnerability Google has shipped patches for 62 vulnerabilities, two of which it said have been exploited in the wild. The two high-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2024-53150 (CVSS score: 7.8) – An out-of-bounds flaw in the USB sub-component of Kernel that could result in information disclosure CVE-2024-53197 (CVSS […]

Apr 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States have published a joint advisory about the risks associated with a technique called fast flux that has been adopted by threat actors to obscure a command-and-control (C2) channel. “‘Fast flux’ is a technique used to obfuscate the […]

Apr 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cybersecurity Today, every unpatched system, leaked password, and overlooked plugin is a doorway for attackers. Supply chains stretch deep into the code we trust, and malware hides not just in shady apps — but in job offers, hardware, and cloud services we rely on every day. Hackers don’t need […]

Apr 07, 2025The Hacker NewsAttack Surface Management After more than 25 years of mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and building robust security programs for Fortune 500 companies, I’ve learned that looking busy isn’t the same as being secure. It’s an easy trap for busy cybersecurity leaders to fall into. We rely on metrics that tell a […]

Apr 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptocurrency A malicious campaign dubbed PoisonSeed is leveraging compromised credentials associated with customer relationship management (CRM) tools and bulk email providers to send spam messages containing cryptocurrency seed phrases in an attempt to drain victims’ digital wallets. “Recipients of the bulk spam are targeted with a cryptocurrency seed phrase […]

A likely lone wolf actor behind the EncryptHub persona was acknowledged by Microsoft for discovering and reporting two security flaws in Windows last month, painting a picture of a “conflicted” individual straddling a legitimate career in cybersecurity and pursuing cybercrime. In a new extensive analysis published by Outpost24 KrakenLabs, the Swedish security company unmasked the […]

Apr 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Supply Chain Attack The North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign are spreading their tentacles on the npm ecosystem by publishing more malicious packages that deliver the BeaverTail malware, as well as a new remote access trojan (RAT) loader. “These latest samples employ hexadecimal string encoding to […]

Apr 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Supply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious libraries in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal sensitive information. Two of the packages, bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, masquerade as fixes for recent issues detected in a legitimate Python module called bitcoinlib, according to ReversingLabs. A third package […]

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Open Source, The cascading supply chain attack that initially targeted Coinbase before becoming more widespread to single out users of the “tj-actions/changed-files” GitHub Action has been traced further back to the theft of a personal access token (PAT) related to SpotBugs. “The attackers obtained initial access by taking advantage of […]

There’s a virtuous cycle in technology that pushes the boundaries of what’s being built and how it’s being used. A new technology development emerges and captures the world’s attention. People start experimenting and discover novel applications, use cases, and approaches to maximize the innovation’s potential. These use cases generate significant value, fueling demand for the […]

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability Ivanti has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting its Connect Secure that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22457 (CVSS score: 9.0), concerns a case of a stack-based buffer overflow that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected […]

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data. The campaign, the agency said, involved the use of compromised email […]

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security A maximum severity security vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Parquet’s Java Library that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances. Apache Parquet is a free and open-source columnar data file format that’s designed for efficient data processing and retrieval, […]